D22 just received an update that she got accepted into college of science and engineering, she applied for CS major.
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University of Minnesota (Accepted 1 Nov/Applied via Common App 26 Oct⊠completed 27 Oct) College of Engineering
Class Rank <6%
GPA Weighted 4.1 (Out of 4.33 for AP/Hon Scale)(Probably 3.9 UW)
SAT 1450 750M 700RW
OOS (IL)
$15K/yr National Scholarship ($60K) (20 Dec)
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Where did your merit award show up?
You applied on Oct 27 and received a decision on Nov 1?
Are people starting to receive EA decisions? Does anyone know if they make decisions on a rolling basis or do they wait to send notifications out on a certain date?
It seems a bit random, D22 applied on 10/19 and received her acceptance on 12/20. The portal mentioned that she qualified for early admission and will hear back by end of Jan but received it a month early. Some members posted that they received admission decision within a few days after applying.
Does anyone know when EA1 financial aid info is released?
So I went back and checked sonâs timelineâŠ
Submitted via Common app 24 OCT
School email instructing him to complete the Self-Reported Academic Record on 27 OCT (Completed that day)
School email application complete on 28 OCT
Portal showed acceptance letter on 1 Nov.
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Letter in the mail.
Wow! Thatâs fast. My son applied on Oct. 22 and has not heard much since.
Same here. I applied Oct. 25 and I still havenât heard anything 
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Got accepted to CLA on 22nd Dec
Applied: 26th Oct
GPA: school doesnât offer
Test-optional
Residency: International
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They donât release FA packages until April-ish, no matter what round you applied. Scholarships are sent on a rolling basis.
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Accepted to College of Science and Engineering for Computer Science on Jan 6th
Residency: OOS
Applied: Nov 1st
Testing: Optional
GPA: N/A (School does not provide it)
I am doing the complete IB Diploma Program. Applied with 32/42 in the most recent term. Math, Phys, CS HL. LangLit, Spanish B, Eco SL.
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My D22 just got accepted to CLA!
Applied 11/20, Accepted on 1/6
OOS, 4.3 WGPA, test optional
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For those of you who are already accepted, did you submit essays? Just wondering if itâs truly optional.
Submitted 1 only. Must be optional.
Thank you for the info!
My D submitted all essays since she went test optional. It is easier for AOs to come to a decision if they have more to evaluate you with.
Yes, my son had one personal essay about himself (essay 1) that he put a lot of time into. It did not mention any school or major so he used it for basically all colleges he applied to unless they deviated from that and had a school specific essay. So it cost him nothing to submit to Minnesota. He put in time on his Michigan (reach) essays. He put something in all essays for all schools he applied, whether it was a cut and paste job from other schoolâs required essay or scratch. He left no essay/short answer empty. Hated every minute of itâŠ
That said for the schools he was accepted to, it was more about GPA/Rank/SAT score and less about the essays.